meaning

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified (Freq. 48)
- what is the meaning of this sentence
- the significance of a red traffic light
- the signification of Chinese characters
- the import of his announcement was ambiguous
• Syn:
significance, signification, import
• Derivationally related forms:
import (for: import), signify (for: signification), significant (for: significance), signify (for: significance), mean
• Hypernyms:
message, content, subject matter, substance
• Hyponyms:
lexical meaning, grammatical meaning, symbolization, symbolisation, sense,
signified, intension, connotation, referent, effect, essence,
burden, core, gist, intent, purport, spirit,
moral, lesson, nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety,
refinement, overtone, point
2. the idea that is intended (Freq. 31)
- What is the meaning of this proverb?
• Syn:
substance
• Derivationally related forms:
mean
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
• Hyponyms:
semantics, significance, import, implication, tenor,
tenor, undertone, undercurrent, reference, denotation,
extension, connotation

II - adjective

rich in significance or implication
- a meaning look
• Syn:
pregnant, significant
• Similar to:
meaningful
• Derivationally related forms:
significance (for: significant), signify (for: significant)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  meaning(a), pregnant, significant, substance, significance, signification, import